I've just tryed THE JC-2 for a week. Lean? No. Not by a long shot, I loved it one of the deepest tallest widest sound stages and amazing focus and pinpoint clarity. Also ran my subs very strong(2 klipsch RW-10d's) . Gave me the sense of endless power out of my mac amp WOW! no joke. but The price burns me. So I gave it back. I through one good party while it was here though. Hell yeah! It was running a pair of adcom 555's mono to usher v-602's (yeah I know)but most of the time it was on my Mcintosh mc7100.The ushers sound much richer on the mc7100 over 555.
If there was any leanness it was from the 555s at low volume but turned up with hard metal they were a force to be reckoned with. MY advice is if $2500-4000 is not an object to you pick one up it will treat you well, very well.
p.s. It does not have a phono stage so you'll have fun finding yet another $1000 in your pocket to shell out.
If there was any leanness it was from the 555s at low volume but turned up with hard metal they were a force to be reckoned with. MY advice is if $2500-4000 is not an object to you pick one up it will treat you well, very well.
p.s. It does not have a phono stage so you'll have fun finding yet another $1000 in your pocket to shell out.